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05/18/13 09:20:00
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05/18 21:17 CDT Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out
Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out
By The Associated Press
Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic
men's basketball team.
Though the Duke coach had repeatedly said he wouldn't be back after last
summer, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo says they spoke about a week
ago and there has been "movement" toward a return.
Krzyzewski told Sports Illustrated in a story Saturday that "there's a chance"
he would be lead the United States in 2016 for an attempt at a third gold medal.
Krzyzewski took over as U.S. coach in 2005. The Americans won a bronze medal in
the 2006 world basketball championship and haven't lost a game since.
Even as Krzyzewski kept saying he was finished, Colangelo hoped he would
reconsider. Colangelo wants a coach in place before the team holds a minicamp
in July and believes there will be a decision soon.
The Americans' next tournament is the 2014 World Cup of Basketball in Spain.
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